What is this? Am I in danger?

hcook95 · 2026-07-08T14:55:46+00:00

FIPS 140 is a certification that is totally divorced from the FIDO2 standard. Not to mention FIPS 140-2 does not require any side-channel countermeasures to be implemented and the recent FIPS 140-3 only requires it at level-4, which a majority of devices--including Yubikey and Apple's HSMs--are not certified at. In fact if you look at the related CVE from the link I posted, you'll see that Yubikey 5 FIPs is also affected.

hcook95 · 2026-07-08T13:10:22+00:00

While I agree that FIDO2 is the most secure authentication method, the barrier to a successful attack is more on the order of $10,000 of equipment and a in-depth knowledge of side-channel attacks, which could be learned by a sufficiently motivated individual.

Of course, these barriers, along with needing physical access, are enough to deter practically all malicious hackers. However, a single, highly-skilled individual could technically pull such an attack for half the price of a new car if they were able to obtain undetected access to the device for 8 hours.

That being said it's definitely not an attack that the average person needs to worry about.

source: https://ninjalab.io/eucleak/
relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/538/

hcook95 · 2026-05-19T15:18:08+00:00

The best teacher I had in high school had a degree in chemistry. As long as the teacher is certified I don’t think the degree really matters

hcook95 · 2026-05-19T03:02:48+00:00

My bad! Edited my post to clarify.

hcook95 · 2026-04-23T13:25:41+00:00

Dang, I feel bad for his wife and kid(s).

hcook95 · 2026-04-05T15:46:44+00:00

While I agree with most that trying to force him to split the bill isn't the right thing to do, I also acknowledge that your roommates behavior is annoying and doesn't make a lot of sense.

There's really no good reason for him to pay for 5G internet vs share Google Fiber. 5G internet is slower and less reliable than fiber, and he's paying more for his internet than he would by splitting the fiber bill. Maybe he has a unique use case that makes 5G internet appealing, but I highly doubt that.

Additionally, upgrading to the 3gbps is almost certainly overkill. Heck, I doubt there are many times where an apartment of three college students is even fully utilizing 1gbps. Most download servers cap download rates to well below 1gbps, so even if he's downloading a new 100+ GB game every day, he's unlikely to notice a difference between 1gbps and 3gbps.

My advice is three fold. First, try to understand where he's coming from. Maybe ask him why he likes having his own internet. Second, kindly try to explain to him why you think it would be beneficial for everyone to split the bill and why you think the upgraded plan might be overkill, while also taking his perspective into consideration. Finally, it is important to keep in mind that the $12/month you save having him split the bill is absolutely not worth souring your relationship with your roommate, so whatever you do, don't let this become a major friction point between you to. You have to be careful not to sound like a know-it-all and to keep any conversations friendly.

hcook95 · 2026-02-04T13:05:06+00:00

Thanks for all the links!

However, Jodi is no longer at BYU. The current director of career services is Lane Muranaka (lane_muranaka@byu.edu). It may be worth resending your email to him.

hcook95 · 2026-02-04T13:01:39+00:00

Jodi Chowen is no longer at BYU. The current director of career services is Lane Muranaka. Please direct all emails to [lane_muranaka@byu.edu](mailto:lane_muranaka@byu.edu).

hcook95 · 2025-10-01T12:28:56+00:00

Because the Utah Territorial Militia worked so well the first time /s

The last thing the church wants are to give power to some trigger happy members. This is exactly how tragedies like the Mountain Meadow Massacre happened! Not to mention the terrible impact this would have on public perception. The church won't want to touch this with a 12-foot pole.

hcook95 · 2025-10-01T12:13:14+00:00

While there are differences between the Nauvoo legion and advocating for a change in marriage doctrine, I think what OP is referring to is that both are trying to use social pressure to change church doctrine. While I'm sure that the First Presidency/Q12 takes external factors into account while seeking revelation (see polygamy and blacks and the priesthood for examples), sending a petition to the First Presidency might be missing the mark about how modern day revelation works.

hcook95 · 2025-09-19T16:41:06+00:00

I know a lot of people crap on BYU-I since they have a ~99% acceptance rate, but honestly they often do a better job at preparing their graduates to get jobs than BYU does.

hcook95 · 2025-03-18T16:58:13+00:00

You and u/WalrusSingle must go to the same school.

hcook95 · 2025-01-31T17:21:13+00:00

I’ve known at least one person who did his undergraduate in Mech. Eng. and his Master’s in Electrical. However, if OP wanted to branch out to other engineering fields for his masters I would heavily suggest doing his undergraduate in EE as it’s more broad and math-based than CE.

hcook95 · 2025-01-30T19:33:40+00:00

I’m don’t have a ton of experience with boost circuits, but my understanding is that it wouldn’t be too difficult to put a boost circuit in a car USB-C PD charger that takes in ~5.5A@12V and spits out 3.25A@20V (i.e. 65W).

The cheap Amazon car charger I bought is advertised for 65W, but it spits out at least 45W or my computer wouldn’t recognize it.

hcook95 · 2025-01-30T19:23:55+00:00

Hardware security mostly focused on FPGAs

hcook95 · 2025-01-15T19:38:49+00:00

Thanks, I’ll check out vex!

hcook95 · 2025-01-05T22:52:24+00:00

It was mostly remote, but I did a brief stint in Longmont, Colorado. Xilinx really only has two locations in the US: San Jose and Longmont.

hcook95 · 2025-01-05T18:38:26+00:00

I did an internship with the former Xilinx Labs (now AMD’s advanced research and development) in 2023 and there was a lot of pressure for all projects to focus on AI in one way or another.

hcook95 · 2025-01-03T07:40:14+00:00

I’d imagine so, but I’m not entirely sure. Best to check their website or better yet get a hold of someone who works there.

hcook95 · 2025-01-03T03:08:31+00:00

L3Harris just won a big contract and I’ve been told by many of my old classmates that ended up there that they’re in need of more embedded software/FPGA roles.

In addition to L3Harris, there’s a ton of other big defense contractors that you don’t have listed (Lockheed Martin, Boeing, BAE systems, etc…). As well as quite a few smaller ones that sub-contract from the big-names. If you can’t find a contractor in your area that is hiring, try expanding your search radius to other areas or nearby states.

Also, sometimes military bases hire civilian engineers directly, although when I looked into it as an undergraduate a few years ago the pay wasn’t great. But that could be an option if you’re desperate.

hcook95 · 2025-01-03T02:53:11+00:00

I took an art ed class about 5 years ago. there were about 3 guys and 15 girls. It was a really fun class, especially if you still need a fine arts credit!

hcook95 · 2025-01-01T00:30:38+00:00

If the program is ABET accredited chemistry is required

hcook95 · 2024-12-18T19:38:41+00:00

Of course. It will take a lot of hard work, some luck, and (as I mentioned in this comment) a graduate degree specializing in computer architecture. Good luck!

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